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The Troy Strawberry Festival : a history / David Fong ; foreword by Michael L. Beamish.
Van Pelt Library S555.O32 T764 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fong, David (Journalist), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agricultural exhibitions--Ohio--Troy--History.
- Agricultural exhibitions.
- Food festivals--Ohio--Troy--History.
- Food festivals.
- Strawberries--Ohio--Troy.
- Strawberries.
- Manners and customs.
- Troy Strawberry Festival--History.
- Troy Strawberry Festival.
- History.
- Troy (Ohio)--Social life and customs--History.
- Troy (Ohio).
- Troy (Ohio)--History.
- Ohio--Troy.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- Beginning modestly in 1977, the Troy Strawberry Festival now attracts more than 100,000 people for food and fun. The dream of one man grew into one of the largest festivals in the Midwest and has been named the best summer festival in the state by Ohio Magazine. With events like the strawberry pie eating contest and Strawberry Queen pageant, the festival has long signaled the start of summer. Lifelong Troy resident and former journalist David Fong presents the story of the sights, sounds and tastes of this popular annual event.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Birth of a Festival
- 2. The Early Years (1977
- 80)
- 3. Troy Loves a Parade
- 4. The Festival Grows, Expands (1981
- 86)
- 5. Friday Night Fun
- 6. Closing Out the 1980s (1987
- 89)
- 7. It's Time to Make the Donuts
- 8. Into the 1990s (1990
- 94)
- 9. That's Entertainment
- 10. Closing Out the 1990s (1995
- 99)
- 11. Getting Competitive
- 12. The Festival in the New Millennium (2000
- 05)
- 13. Queen for a Year (and Other Pageants)
- 14. The Festival Reaches a Turning Point (2006
- 11)
- 15. A Festival Unlike Any Other (2012)
- 16. Clubs and Organizations
- 17. The Festival Today (2013
- Present)
- 18. Behind the Scenes at the Strawberry Festival
- 19. The Future of the Strawberry Festival.
- ISBN:
- 1467147125
- 9781467147125
- 9781540246882
- 1540246884
- OCLC:
- 1231956381
- Publisher Number:
- 99989315951
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